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2002

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The Relationship Between Stress And Humor With Asian College Students, Michelle Kristine Jordan Feb 2002

The Relationship Between Stress And Humor With Asian College Students, Michelle Kristine Jordan

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The purpose of this study was to examine the interaction of humor and stress in the Asian students in the University o f Nebraska’s International Language Learning Program (ILUNO). Intensive language students completed self-report questionnaires measuring stress and humor. The Spearman correlation revealed that humor has no significant impact on stress experienced by the Asian students. When the level of humor was high, stress symptoms were high.